Transcribed Characters with English Entries, circa July–circa December 1835

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...

Hand-made notebook made up of two gatherings of three leaves folded to make six leaves or 12 pages for a total of 12 leaves or 24 pages. The second, third, and fourth leaves of the notebook are inscribed on the recto of each leaf. The gatherings are bound together with one string sewn through two holes along the left side (not the gutter), tied off in the front. The leaves measures 7⅞ x 515/16 inches. There is staining/mold along the bottom edge of the notebook and what looks like foxing or water staining on the upper portion. The cover is made up of brown wrapper paper that measures larger than the pages (about 8½ x 6⅜ inches). The front cover bears math notations.

Note: The transcript presented here is used with permission of Brian M. Hauglid, associate professor of ancient scripture, Brigham Young University. Hauglid is preparing a collection of JS Egyptian materials, including this document, for print publication.

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Transcribed Characters with English Entries, circa July–circa December 1835